The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-06-30
IN CITY AND COU MY.
DASHES HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTERS.
Last Weeks Occurrences in City ana
County Narrated in CONDENSED
Paragraphs.

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Dog days begin July 3rd.
Next Monday is the GLORIOUS 4th.'
The Normal School opens here next
Monday.
-Watermelons from Georgia are now on
our market. The paregoric costs extra
Read court and administrators notices
in this issue.
The tax-listing books will positively be
closed to-day.
Col. Frank Fries is a happy father
his first-a girl.
"A Young Mems Christian Association
is now talked of in Winston.
Attention is called to the column ad. of
Messrs. Ryttenburg Bros. in this issue
There will probably be dance given
in the Twin City Club room next Thursday
night.
Rev. I. J. Ogburn conducted the Third
Quarterly Conference of the NJ. ?. Church
here Monday night.
-Married, in Lewisville, Tuesday, June
2Sth, Mr. J. w. Harrison and Miss Ellen
Burke, both of Winston.
"A collection will be taken up i'll the
Morayian Church next Sunday morning
for the Bohemian Missions.
The editor has received many kind notices
from the brethren of the press, each of which
he highly appreciates.
Measles and fiux are raging among the
-colored people Several have died in the
two towns during the past week
The Stockholders of the Northwestern
n. c. Railroad will hold their 3Sth annual
meeting in Greensboro on July 18th.
The Forsyth Rifemen will givea dress
parade tonight, (Thursday.) Each member
of the Company is requested 20 be present
The Ners and Farm says Mr.. r. S.
Nelson has closed out his business in Ker-
nersville to engage in business at Winston.
Mr. John Use has purchased the
right, fixtures etc, of the "hokey pokey"
man, and is now conducting the business at
his stand
On Saturday, the 9th of August, there
will be Sunday school picnic at Mt Bethel
church speaking by Rev. Henry Fulton
and others.
"A large, new bell now announces sales
at Browns warehouse. Its tone is excellent
and in harmony with the musical voice of
the auctioneer.
-Messrs. w. L. Franklin & Co., proprie-
tors of the New York Bargain House, haye
change in their advertisement on the Sth
page worthy of a careful perusal.
"A number of the young men of Sails
bury have organized hose or reel compa
ny. This is an example worthy of emuIa-
,tion by the young men of Winston.
MIR. E. A. Oldham, on the 9th inst,
received telegram from Admission, Ala,
requesting him to bring with him twelve
brick masons to that blooming" town.
AT meeting of the Forsyth Rifemen,
held in their Armory on Monday night
Mr.. Will X. Coley was elected Ensign of
the company for the ensuing u months.
"A very pleasant and profitable lawn
party was held at DIR. r. F. Gray's, on Thurs
day evening, June 23rd, for the benefit of
the Twin City Hospital Fund. $50 was re
allied. Good.
Mr.. John W. Kernodle, a former citi-
zen of Winston, died in Greensboro on
Wednesday evening last, in the 35th year
of his age. He was buried with the rites of
Odd Fellowship.
MIR. J. F. Griffith, OF Lewisville, reports
a very fine wheat and corn crop in his sec
ton, but he says the tobacco crop will be
smaller than usual, and that what is planted
will make poor yield.
Upon a vote being taken last Sunday
by the Salem Home Sunday School as to
whether they should picnic at the Park or
in the country, the latter place was carried
by an overwhelming majority.
Mr.. w. NJ. Hinshaw has just purchased
from Messrs. J. c. Miller & Son several
acres of land in North Winston The price
paid, we learn, was about double the amount
reailzeo lor II d re" years past
The Forsyth Rifemen are to have
handsome apartments upon the third floor
of the block now being erected on West side
of Court House Square. The boys speak of
fitting up club room in addition to their
hall.
-Salem's new reservoir has been COM
pleted and filled with water. The fire com.
pany aided in filling it. The structure